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Последние новости Алматы и Казахстана от интернет-журнала Власть. Новостной портал со своим мнением. Будьте в курсе событий!

7 hours ago · “Foreign objects” hit and damaged the fuselage of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed outside Aktau on December 25, a report from Kazakhstan’s ministry of transport said. The damage occurred while the plane was approaching Grozny (Russia), its final destination. Despite an attempt to make an emergency landing at the Aktau airport, the plane crashed, killing 38 passengers and ...

Around three dozen people gathered in Almaty’s Republic Square on January 5 to mourn the victims of Qandy Qantar (Kazakh for ‘Bloody January’, the violent repression of countrywide protests in 2022). At least 238 people were killed in the clashes with the security forces. Their relatives held a banner with the names of the victims and asked for justice.

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After a long-standing rejection for the accreditation of 36 of its journalists, Radio Azattyk, the local branch of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty filed a lawsuit against the ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) on January 30. As a foreign media organization, Azattyk’s work in Kazakhstan is dependent on an invitation from the MFA. Senate speaker Maulen Ashimbayev said on …

Jan 31, 2025 · In a Facebook post, Aida Balayeva, the minister of culture, said that unlawful content posted on social media could lead the government to block access to the platform. Balayeva said on January 31 that the government “very rarely resorts to prohibitive measures,” although websites and social platforms are often subject to blockages or throttling. On January 28, President Kassym-Jomart ...

On November 23, at a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) meeting of heads of state in Minsk, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said the military alliance should focus on the fight against terrorism and extremism. From January 1, Kazakhstan will take over the rotating chairmanship of the CSTO for one year. Armenia, a CSTO member, did …

In January 2023, once it concluded a lengthy investigation, the Prosecutor General's Office offered a blunt explanation for Qandy Qantar (Kazakh for ‘Bloody January’, the violent repression of urban protests across the country): it was an attempted coup. This justified the use of weapons and disproportionate force on the part of the security forces …

Nov 17, 2023 · Kazakhstan’s population reached a total of 20 million people on November 14, according to official sources. Below, we collected some of the other key events of the last few weeks in the country. In a round of local elections on November 5, three small cities, Kurchatov, Priozersk, and Rudnyi ...